How to make a fence with your own hands? This question is asked by many owners of private houses, suburban plots and other land plots that need to be beautifully and reliably hidden from prying eyes and from the possibility of intruders entering the private territory. At the very beginning, you need to make a decision and choose the material option from which this fence will subsequently be built. You can save and apply the columns of brick in the building for the fence of another material: wood, stone, corrugated board, picket fence, etc. This way you can reduce the cost of fencing and create a stylish, solid fence.
Fences on brick pillars are strong, durable and look solid
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The decision is made, the project is developed - where to start? The first thing you need to build is the pillars of brick for the fence. To understand how they should be done, you need to:
It is necessary to take into account the state of the soil at the place of installation of brick pillars for the fence, the establishment of a more solid structure or a standard sample depends on this.
Do not neglect this point - if you do not want to collide after some time with the restoration of the fence due to its collapse, inclination, cracks in its base, along the entire length and other things. If the soil is not stable, displacement may occur over time, which will also pull the structures installed at this location. In such options, they make a more complex, durable structure that will withstand the unstable position of the earth's surface, where it is mounted.
A reliable concrete base ensures that the fence stands upright and does not warp for many years
At the initial stage - design, it is necessary to indicate the height of the fence, which is planned to be built, the dimensions and what will be the core of the fence. What severity will be based on the foundation may also depend on this, which indicates the complexity of the process of reinforcing this structure. If you plan to make a high fence, then there should be more brickwork, which rests on the base.
The design and appearance of the fence must be thought out in advance
For a solid load-bearing structure, it does not matter what type of brick will be used, but it is important that the pillars take on confidently the lateral load, which will take on a break. This may be the case - if the place where such a fence is installed is strongly exposed to atmospheric influences, and in particular - it must withstand strong winds. Fluctuations from opening and closing gates, gates - are also important.
The distance between the brick pillars is selected individually depending on the structure of the fence sections.
In order for the fence to withstand such loads, you need:
The most popular way is the latter option, since it is less costly in cash and not so laborious. Gates, wickets can be directly attached to the profile pipe, which will reduce the load on the brickwork.
Profile pipe significantly enhances the strength of the brick pillar
The profile can be replaced with reinforcement followed by pouring concrete composition
For the construction of such a structure, you can apply this type of brick:
Silicate brick will be the cheapest, but it is inferior in strength to other types
The most durable will be a fence made of facing or red bricks
Decorative brick comes in a wide variety of designs
The selection of bricks must be done carefully. Its integrity should not be violated, chips, bumps, cracks can be observed, which subsequently lead to a split of the brick into pieces. Two types of brick material can be used: red and white - alternating them when laying. This type of posts will be beautiful, aesthetically pleasing.
Using bricks of different colors, you can create an original design of the garden fence
Before making a purchase of a brick, you need to correctly calculate its quantity. This can be done as follows: divide the column height by the thickness of the brick along with the seam.
To prepare a solution for the foundation, you will need:
A fence with brick pillars can stand on such a basis: columnar or tape.
Columnar fence pattern
Tape-based fence pattern
In the first option, it can rely on a layer of earth that will not sag, and in the second - on the entire length of the fence. The tape method is used if the base of the fence is heavy, that is, it is made of concrete, stone or other materials.
A strip foundation is needed if it is planned to erect a fence with a brick base
With the usual column method, you need to dig a hole with a width of 35-45 cm. Where the columns will be installed, you need to make a deeper hole. Fill rubble to the bottom. Insert a profile pipe of the required length into the pits for the posts and cover the base with stones. Using a metal profile of a periodic type, make a grid with cells 15 cm wide and weld to the bottom of the pipe in the pit.
Around the pit, it is necessary to make the formwork from the boards
Pour all cement mortar, including trenches between the pillars. Mortar mortar is made in the following proportion:
| Cement | Sand | Lime |
| 1 bucket | 4 buckets | 0.5 buckets |
After hardening and curing, pillars are laid.
The concrete poured columns are left motionless until the mortar completely dries.
To maintain a distance (seam) of 1 cm between the brickwork. A level should be used for checking. When laying bricks, for the stability of the structure, it is necessary to weld metal plates at equal distances. The hollow profile pipe also needs to be filled with cement mortar.
After laying the pillars, proceed with the installation of the fence sections
After the pillars are erected, a cap must be put on top of them to prevent moisture from entering the column. It is possible to make the core of the fence only after 15 days.
Caps for poles can be purchased ready-made or made independently from galvanized sheet
A beautiful design move will be to install lamps on the top of the columns. It can be both a design solution and a practical one.
Stylish design of a brick pillar with a cap with a lamp
Art forging in the core of such a fence will not only look stylish, but will also show the taste of its owner.
Forged elements can be of completely different shapes and sizes.
Also with forged tips you can decorate the upper part of the columns and around the perimeter of the fence - it is beautiful, and can serve as a security system from criminals who can climb over the fence.
The combination of brick pillars and wooden sections looks no less attractive
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